↓ Skip to Main Content
Oplopanax Horridus

Oplopanax Horridus

A veteran SAR volunteer's experiences in British Columbia

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedInFollow Us on YouTubeFollow Us on RSSFollow Us on StackOverflow

Main Navigation

  • About
    • About Me
    • Copyright
    • Privacy Policy
    • Commenting policy
    • Disclaimer
    • Why Oplopanax
  • Popular
    • On Blaming the Victim
    • How to Kill Yourself Snowshoeing
    • Smart Phones and Battery Life
    • Don’t use Smart Phones for Backcountry Navigation
    • PLBs from the Rescuer’s Perspective
    • Finding Someone from a Helicopter
    • On Coordinates
    • A Social Media Storm
  • Projects
    • TrueNorth Geospatial
    • Missing Poster Generator
    • YourLo.ca/tion
    • SAR Teams Map
    • Range Rings
  • SAR Links
    • BC SAR Teams
    • SAR Agencies
  • Media
  • Contact

#TrailHeadSelfie

By Michael Coyle Posted on 26/02/2015 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts 3 Comments Tagged with #TrailHeadSelfie, safety
#TrailHeadSelfie

The #TrailHeadSelfie – possibly the simplest and easiest safety tool you have

SAR Team Diversity as strength

By Michael Coyle Posted on 17/02/2015 Posted in Blog Entry, Short Posts 1 Comment Tagged with Diversity, SAR
SAR Team Diversity as strength

Musings on SAR team diversity and the deep and unexpected expertise of SAR members who are experts in their fields.

UAV use cases for SAR

By Michael Coyle Posted on 27/01/2015 Posted in Blog Entry 5 Comments Tagged with SAR, tech, technology, UAV
UAV use cases for SAR
a UAV from Kaizen Kinetics Inc.

Some musings on use cases for UAVs in Search and Rescue, the result of a few years thinking about the topic.

The most dangerous pursuit

By Michael Coyle Posted on 12/01/2015 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with accidents, musings
The most dangerous pursuit
Travel on lightly snow-covered rocks

The most dangerous pursuit: hiking without telling anyone where you’re going

Knowing how to use it

By Michael Coyle Posted on 09/01/2015 Posted in Short Posts No Comments Tagged with grim, musings
Knowing how to use it
Flying over Whistler Village in 2008

Musings about knowledge and the things you canèt put in your pack.

On Pagers

By Michael Coyle Posted on 31/12/2014 Posted in Blog Entry 8 Comments Tagged with 2015, pager
On Pagers

Musings on uncertainty, and saying goodbye to the old, hello to the new.

Winter Backcountry Safety

By Michael Coyle Posted on 23/12/2014 Posted in Short Posts No Comments Tagged with media, safety
Winter Backcountry Safety

I appeared on CBC news at 5 to talk about winter backcountry safety for a few minutes after several recent high profile rescues this winter.

Confusion and Delay

By Michael Coyle Posted on 10/12/2014 Posted in Short Posts No Comments Tagged with Confusion and Delay
Confusion and Delay

Confusion and Delay

Be wary of the silences

By Jeff Smedley Posted on 24/11/2014 Posted in Guest Post, Short Posts 3 Comments
Be wary of the silences

A guest post by Jeff Smedley from Prince George SAR on the emotional high of finding someone alive, and the disturbing silences when we don’t.

Using YourLo.ca/tion for SAR

By Michael Coyle Posted on 13/11/2014 Posted in Blog Entry No Comments Tagged with SAR, SMS, technology, YourLo.ca/tion
Using YourLo.ca/tion for SAR
YourLo.ca/tion Tracking Page

Instructions for using YourLo.ca/tion for Search and Rescue or other first responders to locate missing people.

Posts navigation

Previous 1 … 3 4 5 6 7 … 37 Next
BlueToque Software
BlueToque Software
My software company
Software Design, Architecture and Consulting

TrueNorth Geospatial
TrueNorth Geospatial
The mapping software I designed for SAR
Mapping Software for Backcountry Professionals

YourLo.ca/tion
YourLo.ca/tion
Locate people using their SmartPhones

Buy a T-Shirt

Recent

  • Backcountry Safety is a Shared Responsibility
  • Are “selfies” hazardous?
  • “Dog Walker” Behaviour Profile
  • Reflections on 2017
  • Accidental Triggering of SPOT device

Tags

accident avalanche backcountry climbing communications death dementia emergency funding gear GPS grim helicopter HETS how-to InfoSAR Logan 2011 management map meta news numbers olympics opinion rant rescue review risk safety SAR SARDay search ski smart phone SMS snow snowshoe social media tech technology training Tyler Wright UAV video weather

Blogroll

  • AdventureSmart
  • Coquitlam SAR
  • North Shore Hikers
  • North Shore Outdoor
  • Outdoor Vancouver
  • Roland Web Memorial
  • SARBayes
  • TrueNorth Geospatial
  • Wayne Flann's Avalanche Blog

Older stuff

Recent

  • Backcountry Safety is a Shared Responsibility
  • Are “selfies” hazardous?
  • “Dog Walker” Behaviour Profile
  • Reflections on 2017
  • Accidental Triggering of SPOT device

Blogroll

  • AdventureSmart
  • Coquitlam SAR
  • North Shore Hikers
  • North Shore Outdoor
  • Outdoor Vancouver
  • Roland Web Memorial
  • SARBayes
  • TrueNorth Geospatial
  • Wayne Flann's Avalanche Blog

Projects

  • BlueToque Software
  • Missing Poster Generator
  • TrueNorth Geospatial
  • YourLo.ca/tion

Resource

  • AdventureSmart
  • Canadian Avalanche Association
  • Canadian Avalanche Centre
  • TrueNorth Geospatial

Projects

  • BlueToque Software Software architecture, design and build BlueToque Software Software architecture, design and build
  • Missing Poster Generator Easy generation, printing and sharing of missing posters Missing Poster Generator Easy generation, printing and sharing of missing posters
  • TrueNorth Geospatial Mapping software for backcountry professionals TrueNorth Geospatial Mapping software for backcountry professionals
  • YourLo.ca/tion A simple location finding, sharing and tracking service for SAR teams YourLo.ca/tion A simple location finding, sharing and tracking service for SAR teams
Creative Commons Licence
Oplopanax Horridus Copyright © 2013 by Michael Coyle
All content, except where otherwise noted, is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 Canada License.
Read about what that means, and contact the author for commercial licenses if necessary.

Footer Menu

  • Copyright
  • Disclaimer
  • Privacy Policy
  • Why Oplopanax
© 2023 © 2023 Oplopanax Horridus | Powered by Responsive Theme